With the winter sports postseason coming to an in depth subsequent week and spring sports like baseball and softball heating up, highschool opponents around the North Bay proceed to shine:
Aiyanna Beane, American Canyon women wrestling
Beane capped off a stellar senior season in one of the simplest ways attainable final week, inserting third in your entire state at 170 kilos on the state’s women wrestling championship meet. That’s an enchancment of 4 locations from 2025, when she completed seventh in her weight class.
After being upset in the quarterfinals because the No. 2 seed, Beane turned proper again around in the comfort bracket and stormed her approach into the third-place match, the place she met the identical opponents who bested her — and this time, gained by resolution.
Anakarla Hernandez, St. Helena women wrestling
Hernandez additionally completed a standout prep profession by incomes a medal on the state championships, capturing fourth place because the No. 2 seed at 145 kilos. It’s her second consecutive podium end at state after additionally coming in fourth a 12 months in the past. Hernandez will go down as among the finest feminine wrestlers in space historical past, a three-time state qualifier and back-to-back state medalist.
Dylan Chelew, St. Vincent boys basketball
St. Vincent is having one in every of its greatest seasons in program historical past — and Chelew has been an enormous purpose why. He carried the Mustangs on his again in Saturday night time’s 78-38 shellacking of Mendocino in the North Coast Section Division 6 title sport, scoring 25 factors with 5 three-pointers. St. Vincent is now in the NorCal playoffs and opened Wednesday night time at residence towards Biggs.
Jordan Tetreau, Petaluma boys soccer
Tetreau was a drive behind Petaluma’s dream run to the NCS title sport final week. He scored twice for the top-seeded Trojans in a 3-0 win semifinal over Tennyson on Wednesday, then added one other objective and earned a penalty in a thriller that ended in Petaluma’s 5-3 loss to Branson in Saturday’s championship sport,
Elaina Bruntlett, Sonoma Academy women soccer
Bruntlett led the Coyotes to their first-ever NCS winter season title final week. She scored each of SA’s objectives in the week — a 1-0 upset over top-seeded Branson in Tuesday’s semifinal, adopted by a objective in double additional time in a 1-0 win over University in Friday’s part title sport. The Coyotes are actually into the second spherical of the NorCal playoffs.
Izayah Rush, Rancho Cotate boys basketball
Rush has one way or the other flown below the radar as one of many county’s high hoopers this season, main Rancho to an NCS title sport look final Friday. To get there, he put up 17 factors, 10 rebounds and three steals in a 59-42 semifinal win over Alhambra on Wednesday. Rancho has reached the second spherical of the NorCal playoffs this week.
Braden Butler, Justin-Siena baseball
The Braves have put up 18 runs in their first two video games of the season, and their star shortstop has been one in every of their greatest producers. He had an RBI in Thursday’s 8-0 win over Concord, then adopted that up Saturday with a three-hit (double, triple), two-run efficiency in a 10-0 win over Pinole Valley.
Malina Viruet, Vintage softball
Certainly one of many high gamers to keep watch over this season, Viruet has been nothing in need of spectacular for the Crushers. In their season-opening 10-1 win over Rancho Cotate on Friday, Viruet was an ideal 5-for-5 on the dish with a double, RBI and 4 runs scored.
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